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Advice For 20-Somethings: Handling Responsibility 

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By SARAH WEEDEN I was recently asked to lead the day-to-day account management of our largest agency client. Huge compliment. Huge career builder. Huge responsibility. In the interim – while we staff the team more appropriately – I’m still leading two additional agency clients. Complete reliance on my organizational skills. Complete immune system shut down. Complete test of my ability…

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Advice For 20-Somethings: Quick Hit Tips For Handling Stress

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By SARAH WEEDEN  Lean On Each Other Nine times out of ten, you aren’t in it alone. If you can’t handle it, then ask for help; if you’re the only one who can handle it, then talk it out with your co-worker. Chances are they’ll be able to give you some good advice. Or at least a shoulder to cry on.…

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Advice For 20-Somethings: Planning Your Future

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By SARAH WEEDEN As of last Sunday, I am officially closer to 30 than I am to 20. My New Year’s resolution is to be an adult. Being closer to 30 just means that I’m closer to 30. Being an adult means that I buy toilet paper before we run out. True story. Did that last week. #Adulthood2013 My definition…

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Advice For 20-Somethings: Attitude Adjustment

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By SARAH WEEDEN 20-Somethings right out of school have a tendency to enter the “Real World” with a little chip on their shoulder. We say things like: “I was oversold on what this agency would be like.” “I only want to work on things that can go in my portfolio.” “If they want new ideas, then they need to listen…

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Advice For 20-Somethings From A 40-Something: Marketing Your Experience

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(Editor’s note: Sarah Weeden deserves all of the credit for this advice column. Her “Advice For 20 Somethings” series is fantastic — and she gave us our blessing to expand this out a bit. So, with that in mind, our first stab at some multi-generational advice. More to come. And again, a HUGE thanks to Sarah. She’s MONEY.) BY DOUG…

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Advice For Recruiters From A 20-Something

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By SARAH WEEDEN Up until now, 100% of my advice has gone toward 20-Somethings who, like me, are relatively new to the industry. But, after a recent interaction I had, I realized that my advice may be helpful to more than just my peers. It’s viewed that young 20-Somethings’ first job out of school is an easy gig. Writer’s note: …

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Pre-Planning Your Advertising Week

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By SASHA FLYNN Year 3 / Advertising Week Veteran / Social Club Socialite / Open Bar Purveyor / Leadership Breakfasts, read: free breakfasts/ Nightly Gala Attender / All-Around AWSC Attendee  This year, I am sad to report that I cannot attend everything, due to you know – work responsibilities. Still, I know exactly what events I will go after in…

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Advice For 20-Somethings: Do These 3 Things, Look Better At Work

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By SARAH WEEDEN It’s about to get real talk in here. Below are three simple things that will make you look better at work. Do them. Set Your Alarm (Be On Time) There is nothing worse than waking up and realizing that you’ve slept through a meeting (or class). Not that I’ve ever done this – though I know of…

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Advice For 20-Somethings: You Won’t Always Win

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By SARAH WEEDEN There will be times when you’re asked to defend your brand to your client’s boss. Maybe they’re restructuring the company. Maybe they’re analyzing all of their campaigns. Maybe they just want to see what you’re made of. And there will be times that – no matter what you do – you can’t please the client’s boss. Maybe…

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Advice For 20-Somethings: Ask Questions

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By SARAH WEEDEN It’s hard to get people to ask questions for me to respond to in this column. At first, I figured it was because people weren’t really reading my posts – that the message was being lost in the Twittersphere. But there were easily 20-25 retweets on my last column, and we all know that – in the…

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